clean-living


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clean-living

adj
having a wholesome lifestyle
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Adj.1.clean-living - morally pure; "led a clean life"
clean
moral - concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
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clean-living

[ˌkliːnˈlɪvɪŋ] ADJ → de vida sana
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clean-living

adj → anständig, sauber
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clean-living

[ˈkliːnˈlɪvɪŋ] adj → onesto/a
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